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Published on : Tuesday, February 9, 2021
After five ski batches of boys and girls finished their introductory ski course being sponsored by the Tourism Department, the 6th and the final batch of boys was flagged from TRC, Srinagar towards Gulmarg on Saturday.
The Deputy Director (Recreation), Ideel Saleem, Deputy Director (Registration), Ahsan-ul-haq Chishti and Tourist Officer, Mudasir Mushtaq interacted with the participants before flagging them off to Gulmarg.
The participants from various districts of J&K will go through the 7- Day introductory ski course at Gulmarg during which they will be introduced to the basics of skiing. Lodging and boarding and the ski equipment is being provided free of cost by the Tourism Department. A four member ski instructor team would impart skiing training to these beginners.
The Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir had chalked a weekly calendar for imparting skiing training to as many as 6 groups this season. Among these 6 groups, two were wholly intended for girls.
The first five batches with twenty participants in each group finished their introductory ski course on 31 Dec, 2020, 13 Jan, 20 Jan, 27 Jan and 6 Feb, 2021. This winter season, boys and girls from other States/UTs including Kerala, West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Punjab, New Delhi and Ladakh also took part as part of the Adventure Tourism promotional initiatives by the J&K Tourism Department and to create opportunities for the youth in the snow sports arena.
During the course of the introductory ski training, three of the best among the trainees in each of the six groups will be chosen and sponsored by the Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir for Intermediate & Advance level courses.
Besides the Tourism Department, hundreds of boys and girls are being given basic ski training this season by the Youth Services & Sports Department. The Indian Institute of Skiing & Mountaineering is also conducting various ski training courses at Gulmarg.
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